2020 Meursault Santenots
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From the vintage that was famously early-picked at d’Angerville. Bright gold. Just a little tart compared with the 2024! Still tight and very much more like the new austere style of Meursault than the 2024. (JR)
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Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
Allen Meadows, Burghound
More reviews and scores
Moderate reduction is enough to render the nose difficult to read at present. More interesting are the equally racy and markedly saline-inflected medium weight flavors that possess very good persistence on the chiseled and youthfully austere finale. Note that this relatively forward effort will need to add depth with a few years of bottle aging to merit the upper end of my projected range.
Quite a smoky nose and extremely tense with masses of acidity even though made from the vines picked last in 2020. Demands a bit of time. But certainly there is not an ounce of flab – nor the merest hint of 'butteriness'. (JR)
Revealing aromas of pear, citrus zest, hazelnuts and honeycomb, the 2020 Meursault 1er Cru Santenots is medium to full-bodied, ample and precise, with chalky structure and a saline finish.
About the producer
Marquis d'Angerville is synonymous with the village of Volnay, having long made some of the village’s finest wines. Best known for its Premier Cru monopole vineyard, Clos des Ducs, this estate crafts fine-boned, elegant styles of Pinot Noir – wines that act as standard-bearers for the appellation.